Gadson v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Filing 39

ORDER granting 36 MOTION for Attorney Fees under EAJA, awarding fees in the amount of $3,360.00. Signed by Honorable Margaret B. Seymour on 04/10/2019.(bshr, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Janie Lee Gadson,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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ORDER
Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner
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of Social Security Administration,
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Defendant.
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Plaintiff Janie Lee Gadson filed the within action on October 20, 2017, seeking judicial review
of a final decision of Defendant Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration denying
Plaintiff’s claim for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits, as well as supplemental
security income. By order filed December 30, 2018, the decision of the Commissioner was reversed and
remanded under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) for further proceedings.
This matter now is before the court on Plaintiff’s motion for attorney’s fees, which motion was
filed on March 20, 2019. Plaintiff seeks attorney’s fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA),
28 U.S.C. § 2412, in the amount of $3,360.00. On April 3, 2019, the Commissioner filed a response
informing the court that she does not object to the requested amount of attorney’s fees under the EAJA.
Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion for fees under § 2412 (ECF No. 36) is granted in the amount of
$3,360.00, to be paid in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Commissioner’s response (ECF
No. 37).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Margaret B. Seymour
Senior United States District Judge
Columbia, South Carolina
April 10, 2019